1. There are a total of 38,256 records this release, up from 38,251 in the previously released version. This version incorporates all of the applicable LOINC changes in version 2.68 as published by Regenstrief in June 2020.
2. 37,356 records have been translated to French, up from 37,352 in the last version. Terms that are marked ‘Review Draft’ should be reviewed before they are used as the translation has not been previously published. Terms that are marked as ‘Complete’ have been previously published.
3. 61 records were modified in English for this release and are marked as R05.11.00_2.68
a. 13 records are of the change type Major for English changes.
b. 17 records are of the change type Minor for English changes..
c. 22 records are of the change type Name for English changes.
d. 2 corrections were made to Viewer Names.
e. 2 records have been changed to Inactive and marked as Deprecated.
4. 5 new records were added for the English version.
5. 157 records were modified in French for this release and are marked as R05.11.00_2.68
a. 14 records are of the change type Major for the French translation.
b. 87 records are of the change type Minor for the French translation.
c. 51 records are of the change type Name for the French translation.
e. 1 record has been changed to Inactive and marked as Deprecated.
6. 4 new records were added for the French version.
7. Both languages contain a number of codes that only have changes in the other language; those are identified as ‘No Change’.
Of specific interest in this release , current implementers may want to review these changes: